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Marcus Almeida recently secured his second victory in ONE Championship, defeating Kang Ji Won at ONE: Winter Warriors. 'Buchecha' is eager to climb up the rankings and fight for the title, but isn't interested in rushing his progress.
The 31-year-old heavyweight made his debut at ONE Championship: Revolution in September 2021. He submitted Anderson Silva with a North-South choke in the first round.
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Looking ahead, Almeida aims to compete more frequently in 2022. In an interview with ONE Championship, he said:
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"Man, I hope I can fight like three or four times. I don’t have to cut weight so it’s for me it’s just to show up and fight. So I hope three-four fights, for sure."
'Buchecha' stated that he would like to take his career one fight at a time, rather than worry about the future. He added:
"I never like to think too much about the future in my career so I just live one day after another. I did that in grappling, I did that in jiu-jitsu so I never planned something and everything happened in a natural way. I’m going to keep it the same way, I’m not going to think too much about the future. We’re going to think about today and tomorrow. What’s going to be like in one, two, three months, I’m not going to plan much, I’m just going to live."
Marcus Almeida hoping for a smoother ride in ONE Championship next year
Marcus Almeida wants to be more active in ONE Championship in 2022. He hopes that his future fights don't get canceled as he looks to maintain his momentum in the promotion.
In the same interview with ONE Championship, he said:
"I had like a couple of names that I was supposed to fight before but the fights got canceled or they got hurt or they changed the opponents. Like for this fight [against Kang Ji Won], it changed like three times. I don’t want to think about one name because he probably can get changed again so it’s kind of frustrating."
He accepts the reality that his opponents can change at the last minute. The Brazilian shared that he will focus on his own preparation rather than fretting over his opponents. He added:
"You train for somebody then you have to fight somebody else. I kind of know that it can happen a lot so I’m training to get better, I’m training to get like a better fighter, and whoever comes, I have to be ready, it doesn’t matter who it is."
